blot out

verb

blotted out; blotting out; blots out

transitive verb

1

: to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential

2

: wipe out, destroy

Synonyms

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• wipe out
• destroy

Examples of blot out in a Sentence

blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

bushes blotted out the shed from our view

Recent Examples on the Web

The News The Senate is pushing off plans to sanction Russia and its trading partners until at least July, as war between Iran and Israel and Republicans’ massive tax cuts bill blot out the popular bipartisan legislation. —Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 June 2025

Photo : Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty Trees and shrubbery blot out neighboring homes. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 May 2025

The sun is blotted out by a new 91-foot tall, stadium-like condominium that curves around the north end of the island and shrouds Gordon’s Building 3 in shadow part of the day. —Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025

Where To See The Milky Way In 2025 The collective brightness of up to 400 billion stars may seem easy to see, but the wonderous sight is blotted out by light pollution. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blot out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

blot out

verb

1

: to make unimportant

2

: to make hard to see or invisible : hide

3

: destroy sense 1, kill